A group of City Council members are making a push for the Main Street Bridge in Downtown Jacksonville to be added to the National Register of Historic Places in advance of a $100 million-plus upgrade by the state in 2028.
The group of seven local lawmakers, led by council member Matt Carlucci, introduced Resolution 2025-0881 last week. It would encourage city officials to work with the State Historic Preservation Office and Florida Department of Transportation to nominate the 84-year-old structure — officially named the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge — for the national register.
If the bill passes early next year, the city’s Planning Department, Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission and Department of Public would coordinate the nomination with the state…